A woman was found in her alleyway behind her house. Her body should signs of rigor mortis except her jaws, which were no longer stiff. Her cause of death was due to blood loss from multiple stab wounds when was her time of death.
Due to rigor mortis being present in the woman's body, it can be inferred that she had been dead for at least a few hours. Rigor mortis typically sets in around 2-6 hours after death and gradually disappears over a period of 24-48 hours. Since the woman's jaws were no longer stiff, it is likely that she had been dead for more than 6 hours but less than 24 hours. Therefore, her time of death can be estimated to be within the last 12-24 hours.
